Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and existing wildfires, according to FOX Weather. The death toll in Los ...

For more than five years now, we have shouldered close to 50 different rain jackets in just about every name for rain. We’ve ...

rain, or other environmental factors." It is expected to naturally lose its color within months. The long-term fire retardant, often used to steer wildfires and protect critical infrastructure or ...

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pink fire retardant is raining from ...

A firefighting aircraft drops Phos-Chek pink fire retardant on Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7 (Image credit: Mario Tama/Staff via Getty Images) It's hard to measure the efficiency of fire retardant ...

Crews battling the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have been dropping a bright pink fire retardant across the city ahead of the advancing flames – leaving some wondering what the substance is ...

Strong winds can make it too dangerous to fly at the low altitudes needed for drops and can dissipate the retardant before it hits the ground. Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire ...

Also, sign up for NPR's breaking news alerts. Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation ...

With more moderate winds over Southern California, a fleet of helicopters and air tankers has been able to drop in the last two days hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant ...

Phos-Chek, the pink fire retardant that firefighters are dropping on LA County, is actually reasonably safe for cars. It’s noncorrosive, it washes off with regular soap and water, and even that ...

As multiple wildfires ravage the Los Angeles area, leaving behind a trail of destruction, killing at least 24 people and destroying thousands of structures, officials and firefighters are working ...